12th August 2021 - Specs
reviewed
Official Minimum Requirements
- MINIMUM:
- OS: Windows® XP SP3/ Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- Graphics:256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
- DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c
- Hard Drive: 8 GB Free
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
Official Recommended Requirements
- RECOMMENDED:
- OS: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
- Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
- DirectX®: DirectX® version 11
- Hard Drive: 8 GB Free
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
Civilization V requires at least a Radeon HD 4830 512MB or GeForce 9800 GTX+ to meet recommended requirements running on high graphics setting, with 1080p resolution. This hardware should achieve 60FPS. You should also have 4 GB system memory. This means you will require a 14 year old PC to play smoothly.
FPS System Benchmark
200+
FPS
High
Graphics Card
How well optimised is Civilization V for PC?
8.6
8.6
Where does Civilization V rank in the list of the most demanding games?
Civilization V System Requirements
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Minimum
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Recommended
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| Processor | ||
| Graphics Card | ||
| VRAM |
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| RAM |
2 GB
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4 GB
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| OS |
Windows XP 32-bit
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Windows 7 32-bit
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| DirectX |
9
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11
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| HDD Space |
8 GB
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8 GB
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Civilization V PC Release Date:
24 Sep 2010
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can i run IT ??
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If you can, only barely. You'll definitely struggle late-game.
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I played this game with an Pentium dual-core 2.0 Ghz,GT 7300,2 GB ram on low-medium or medium xD
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Hi Will I Be Able To Play This???
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Yes, probably at high settings too without lag. I was playing it in 2011 on a £450 laptop that I cannot remember the exact specs of.
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is it worth buying
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Most definitely, best game i have ever played.
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setting for me? and fps?
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can I run this game with all dlc at medium or high?
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This game... with all the expansions... and the dlc...= 2300 hours on steam
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Which settings and FPS for me?
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CAn i run this in MEdium settings…
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CAn i run this in MEdium settings...
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Can i get 20 fps? i don't care about graphics
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Can I run this FPS and settings please?
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Can I run it 30+fps?
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Do you even troll?
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That was a post from last year when all I had was my Macbook with Intel Hd 4000. As you can see I'm set to a "Test Rig".
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hi guys, can i run this with an "amd 760G" (integraded gpu), and a fx-300 and 8gb of ram?
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Settings and FPS for me please?
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High settings 60fps, although it does get stuttery during late games (although even a 980 ti would)
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Can i run this?
CPU
: Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz
GFX
: GeForce 6200 LE
RAM
: 1GB
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never played civ before; bought this on steam because it was on sale...
didn't sleep a wink last night!
I run it at mid on my res
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WTF... Apparently my system is not fast enough to run this, but I play it fine at lowest settings............ Weird...
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The requirements were provided by the developers themselves
but sadly they sometimes don't account for optimization and are based on a specific resolution
thats why you should always check some benchmarks after seeing the reqs :D
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how well can i run this game?
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highest settings 1080p ez for sure.
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This game sucks! DO NOT BUY.
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It doesn't suck, you just don't like it...
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Hahah :)
I'm sorry bro but the majority of the gaming community seems to disagree with you. Me included, btw ;)
Which one of Civ IV or V is the best of the two is up for debate, but judging from critics all over the web both are considered really good!